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Household of William Onion (born 1844, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Onion and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Onion, born in 1844 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Onion, born in 1845 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Sarah (born 1845 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England), William's Orphan, Alice (born 1872 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, Peter (born 1856 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, George (born 1858 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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William Onion's household

Male

William

Onion

Head
Female

Sarah

Onion

Niece
Female

Alice

Norton

Orphan
Male

Peter

Ashton

Lodger
Male

George

Ashton

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Onion
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Onion

Head

Married

37

1844

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Sarah

Onion

Niece

-

36

1845

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Alice

Norton

Orphan

Single

9

1872

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

Peter

Ashton

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

George

Ashton

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Woolwich, Kent, England

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